Hayley Jane & The Primates

Hayley Jane and the Primates deliver a genre-bending sound that is hard to define and a live performance that has started to create a serious buzz in the Northeast. The Primates’ music draws inspiration from a variety of styles, including 60s/70s rock and pop, old musical theater, folk, blues, soul, reggae, psychedelic, funk, bluegrass, and country. Their catchy songs have been praised by a wide range of music lovers for successfully combining a diverse sound with clever, over-the-top lyrics and Vaudevillian style storytelling. However you decide to categorize the Primates musically, their on-stage energy, skilled musicianship, theatrics, and group improvisation will take you over a landscape of emotion that will leave you wanting more. The Primates just finished their first tour on the west coast and are mere months away from dropping their first full length album.


California native, Hayley Jane, creates her over the top lyrics and larger than life performance by mixing Vaudevillian style story telling with Americana roots. Her band of Primates is no stranger to the theater either. They have graced the stage at The Calderwood Theater, The Huntington Theater and the city of Boston has invited The Primates to perform multiple times at Boston’s Government Center and the city’s “First Night” New Years Eve celebration. Hayley Jane and the Primates continue to find ways to bring old and new together to create a unique theatrical spectacle that is certainly all their own.

"A highly original, high spirited rock group" -The Boston Arts Festival

"Hayley Jane belts heartfelt, quirky lyrics set to a crawling 1950's jazz and blues inspired soundtrack." - Three Dudes Music Corner